10 RB sleepers to target for fantasy football week 1

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FOXBOROUGH, MA – AUGUST 31: New York Giants quarterback Geno Smith (3) hands off to New York Giants running back Shane Vereen (34) during an NFL preseason game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants on August 31, 2017 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The Giants defeated the Patriots 40-38. (Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

4. Shane Vereen

For years now, it seems the New York Giants simply haven’t had running backs. From a fantasy football perspective, they really haven’t as no back has been a strong, consistent option that we can rely on. This year Paul Perkins is the main man in the backfield, but drafters aren’t convinced, and he was coming off draft boards in the sixth or seventh rounds (or even lower). If he’s not going to be the all-encompassing back in New York, who else will contribute?

Vereen has been wrecked with injuries during his six-year career, and after making the move to the Giants from the New England Patriots in 2015, hasn’t made a huge impact. However, he’s healthy and figures to be an integral part of New York’s offense on third downs and in passing situations in 2017.

Also, Shane Vereen played on 5-of-5 third-downs for the #Giants with Manning on the field. https://t.co/wCPgdEh6Sj
— Graham Barfield (@GrahamBarfield) August 22, 2017

There are a lot of weapons around Manning this season, and he’ll have a hard time coming up with enough production to turn all of them into relevant fantasy assets, but it’s a good time to have pieces of this offense. Against the Cowboys on Sunday night, don’t be shocked if a few of the lesser-known names have big games while the Dallas defense focuses on taking away the top options.

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